Lodge or fraternal paraphernalia



Nov.A 6, 1A

c. WILLIAMS LODGE OR FRMERNAL PARAPHERNALIA Filed Jari. 1s, 192e LOdCq NO. Y A Y 'En Brother manto@ a E Mzhvbm Patented Nov. 6,1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. WILLIAMS, OF COLUMBUS,.OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE LILLEY COMPANY,

OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, AVCORPORATION OF OHIO.

LODGE.` OR FRATERNAL PARAPHERNALIA.

Application filed January 13, 1926. Serial No. 80,927.

rllhe invention has for its principal object a lodge apron formed to comprise a main body n section, a forwardly disposed foldabie liep section, and indicia bearing slip, the latter being inserted between the 'liap and body sections and normally concealed by the flap section when the latter is worn in its lowered position, but capable of being when the flap section is raised.

Another object rests in forming the garment so that the sections vwill be united along the upper edge of the garment so as to facilitate the positioning and securing of the identifying slip between the body and flap sections of the garment and to enable the identifying slip to be readily viewed and read when desired.

For a further understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following' description and the accompanying drawing, wherein: n

Figure l. is a front elevation of the improved lodge apron comprising the present invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figure l, V Y

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the apron, showing` the flap section raised to reveal 'the identifying slip.

Referring to the drawings the lodge apron is designated in its entirety by the numeral i. This apron may be formed from any des: 'ed material so as to possess the desired flexibility combined with long .life and wearing properties, a soft grade of leather being admirably adapted for this purpose. The apron includes a main body section 2, preferably of substantially square formation, and with this'y body section there is associated, to the front thereof, a foldable Hap section 3 of appreciably less area than the body section. The flap section is provided, in this instance, with angu- 'larly extending downwardly converging` low- Y 'cad' s strongly and securely unite the several parts er edges 4, while the upper edge of ythe iap section mates evenly with the corresponding edge ef the body section. Arranged between the sections 2 and 3, and adapted to be concealed normally by the flap section is an 5 identifying slip 5, usually formed from linen or other similar material, and the upper edge of the slip 5 terminates evenly with the correspondingl edges of the sections 2 and ri'o secure these parts together use ismade f a tape 3, folded over, as shown in Figure the upper edges of said sections and the enire assembly secured together by the longiudinally extending stitching 7 so as to er the apron in firmly bound relationship. l llie ends of the tape are extended so as to 4permit of the application thereof to the waist of the wearer so as to tie and hold the apron in an applied position.

Hitherto in an apron of this kind it has been customary to providefthe bach surface S of the flap section'vith printed indicia indicating the name of the lodge member to whom the apron belongs and his general lodge his- 7,. tory. Due to this fact considerable dih'iculty has been encountered in reading this indicia, particularly when the ai' ron is being1 worn, since when the flap is raised to expose the indicia the latter appears in inverted order 8O which renders the same very diiiicult to view and read. ln the present invention this is overcome by the en'iployment of the separate identifying slip 5, which. as shown'in Figure t3, is so disposedA that when the flap raised, the indicia may be clearly discerned and read without difficulty.

That is claimed is:

il lodge aproncomprising a main body section, a flap section and an indicia bearing slip interposed between said body and flap sections, and a securing tape uniting said body and flap section and said slip along their adjoining opper edges only,` said tape having its ends extending so as to permit of the application thereof to the waist of the wearer` In testimon i whereof I aflix my signature.

HARLES E. WILLIAMS` 

